Chapter 26

"You, you, you... you let me calm down first..."

Lilith covered her chest, gasping for air.

Big Boss glanced at her, then shifted his gaze back to the ashes on the ground.

He had no interest in love lines at all, so how could he possibly feel pity for an Abyss villain NPC? No matter how good-looking you were, as long as you were a hostile NPC with a health bar, Big Boss would kill, kill, kill!

For speedrunning, he had truly paid too much!

Abyss Undead were ultimately not pure-blooded Demon Race like magic dragons and dancers; after death, they could return to the Abyss and quietly await resurrection.

Their deaths were direct deaths, and they would also turn into a material called Moonlight Ash.

This material could be used both for casting spells and for alchemy to make potions.

The higher the rank of the undead, the higher the grade of Moonlight Ash left behind after death.

For an undead around level thirty like Kara Pichu, the Moonlight Ash left behind was generally of Blue Quality.

"Huh, this time the luck wasn't bad, she dropped Purple Quality. Well, of course, after all she absorbed so much of my Spiritual Power." Big Boss took out a Small Bottle and swept the ashes in bit by bit.

These Moonlight Ash could be taken to Full Moon Academy to complete a Side Quest.

If this quest wasn't turned in, they could also be directly made into Blood-stained for Weapon Synthesis.

Regarding this Blood-stained, Big Boss had already thought of how to use it; he only needed the reward for Ten Consecutive Wins at the Arena to synthesize an extremely useful Weapon.

Lilith watched Big Boss's harmless appearance from the side, feeling the air had dropped several degrees.

Although the superhuman feat just now happened in an illusion.

But Big Boss...

Not only did he Rape Explode the undead, he didn't even let their bone ashes go.

And was still planning what to make out of people's bone ashes...

Hell is Empty, Big Boss is in the Human World; even if Satan came, he'd probably have to give him a thumbs up.

How could there be such a hellish Savior! "Don't, don't be afraid, Lilith, he just treats Reality as Game; that undead was just an NPC to him, you don't need to be afraid." Lilith kept patting her chest: "Big Boss isn't an Extreme person, yes, that's right, it must be like that..."

"Besides, you're a Goddess, he's a Savior, what are you afraid of him doing?" Lilith patted her chest, her tense expression gradually relaxing: "Hehe, hehe, I've received professional training, I won't be afraid."

"Lilith."

"Here!"

Lilith hesitated not at all, stood at attention, thrust out her chest, placed her hands on both sides of her thighs, standing like a soldier!

Her little toe nervously curled inside her Shoe, not daring to move.

"Go back."

"Yes, Big Boss!" — The next day, Storm King City Arena.

There were only fifteen minutes left until the duel began.

Big Boss leaned leisurely on the sofa, quietly waiting for time to pass.

The poster on the wall listed all Contestants' win rates and odds, while the column belonging to Big Boss, this Newcomer, read 0% and 1 to 2.3.

These weren't the odds for ten consecutive wins, just for the First Round match.

"L-little brother, y-you, y-you aren't nervous?" An uncle looked at Big Boss.

"..." Big Boss opened one eye, looking at this NPC disturbing his nap.

His body was frail, wearing only Light Armor, his Sword had cracks, but the hand holding the Sword had no Calluses, plus that Common Face Big Boss didn't recognize.

This was a Cannon Fodder Passerby A who wouldn't survive three lines in an ordinary novel—

Big Boss drew such a conclusion.

Thus, he closed his eyes again, not planning to waste words on this NPC.

But unexpectedly, this Passerby A uncle started talking on his own.

"W-what am I saying, h-how could anyone not be nervous participating in a duel, hah, hehe."

"L-little brother you must a-also be nervous, so you don't want to talk, right?"

"Mm." Big Boss nodded noncommittally.

"I knew it, haha, I, I am lined up to go on stage after you, little brother." The uncle scratched his head: "D-don't look at me like this, before I came, I did practice swinging my Sword hard, I, I will win this round's duel."

"Mm, that's right, I must win."

"I, I, I have a reason I must win." Yes yes yes, you all have reasons you must win, this is a Setting to make the game's Immersion stronger... Big Boss yawned, slightly turned his body.

"M-my wife is seriously ill, it's Black Ant Disease, I, I want to save her, no, I must save her."

"The Doctor said, if there's no more money for treatment, she won't survive this month."

Wait, this sounds a bit like a Side Quest... Big Boss Raised his eyes; Black Ant Disease wasn't an ordinary Disease, those who fell ill would have Black Spots all over their body, even the most Good Looking person would turn into an Ugly Monster overnight.

In the countless Side Quests he had played before, he was used to NPCs abandoning their Lovers after they got Black Ant Disease and running away.

"Tian Ming Chu Sheng" even spread a Hell Joke because of this—

How to make an NPC disappear the fastest: tell them their Lover got Black Ant Disease.

Before entering the game, the Supervisor told Big Boss that in the Brain-Computer version of the game, AI Technology would be used to Randomly Trigger and Generate some Tasks.

These Tasks were unrelated to the Main Plot and wouldn't affect the Main Plot's progress, but there might be some good Rewards and some Easter Eggs.

Thinking of this, Big Boss opened his eyes and quietly listened on.

"M-my daughter also wants to save her mother, she even wants to work as an Attendant at the Casino, because that's the fastest way to make money."

"But she doesn't know, ordinary Attendants can't make money at all; to make money quickly, one can only do that kind of thing... My daughter is only 17 years old, I absolutely won't allow that kind of thing to happen."

"So, I must win, I must!"

"Supervisor Hake guaranteed me that if I can survive today, I can get the reward of 800 Gold Coins, that's 800 Gold Coins, completely enough to cure my wife's illness!"

Hake? With that guy's character, surviving today would be a ghost story...

Although you're not worth much, your whole body of Spare Parts is still very valuable to that guy Hake with a Gang Background.

Big Boss raised his eyebrows, saying nothing.

The uncle looked at him and continued, "I know, kid, you want to say that I might die."

"But I still have to do this. Thank you, talking to you this much, I feel much better."

"I have one more improper request. You look strong and should survive the first round. If I die, can you take my daughter? I won't make you work for nothing; I can give you a treasure."

Sure enough, here it comes, an AI-generated hidden quest... Big Boss's pupils slowly widened: "What treasure?"

"This one." The uncle carefully took out a notebook from his bosom and quietly slipped it into Big Boss's hand, looking left and right, afraid others would see.

What is this? A forbidden spell?

A treasure map? Or an item to increase someone's goodwill?

A long-lost freshness surged into Big Boss's mind. He exchanged a glance with the uncle and furtively opened the exorcism page of the notebook.

His pupils suddenly shrank to a point.

Inside was a rather old erotic novel, its pages covered in patina.

Big Boss: "......"

The excitement on his face faded bit by bit. He chuckled twice, looked at the uncle, his eyes hollow: "Is this the quest reward?"

"Reward? Don't worry, I haven't used this reward on myself." The uncle showed a sincere look again: "After all, it wasn't easy for me to get it, and I cherish it."

Big Boss: "......"

He wanted to throw the erotic novel back, but thinking it at least counted as an Easter egg, he put it away.

Then he stood up and stretched.

And the clock on the wall moved toward the last minute.

"Kid, I..."

"Enough, you won't die, at least not today, so no need to flag yourself." Big Boss walked toward the participant passage of the arena: "And I'm not a lolicon; I have no interest in your daughter."

"Kid, you, how do you know... I won't die?" The uncle said shakily.

"Because today, I am the first to enter." Big Boss tilted his head slightly: "No enemy can survive to see you."

Big Boss's back view disappeared in the sunlight, the sunlight was very dazzling. The uncle couldn't help but cover his eyes with his hand, looking completely confused: "No, no enemy can see me? What, what do you mean?"

About half a minute later, the uncle came to his senses belatedly, stood up abruptly, and chased after him to the entrance in disbelief:

"Could it be, could it be that kid intends to solve all ten enemies today by himself?"

"How, how is this possible?"

"Isn't he a newcomer like me?"

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